Hitz FM (Malaysia)
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| City | Kuala Lumpur |
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| Broadcast area | Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei |
| Slogan | Malaysia's Number #1 Hit Station |
| Frequency | Varies depending on its region |
| First air date | January 1997 |
| Format | Talk, contemporary hit radio |
| Language(s) | English |
| Owner | Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd, under Astro Radio |
| Sister stations | Mix FM, LiteFM, My FM, Melody FM, Era FM, Sinar FM, THR Gegar and THR Raaga |
| Webcast | eAAC+ |
| Website |
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Hitz FM is a Malaysian national radio station managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd. The radio station name was changed from Hitz.FM to Hitz FM in 2014. The radio has regional stations in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. On 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, Hitz FM maintained its position as Malaysia's leading English-language station with over 1.2 million listeners.[1]
History
January 1997 - HITZ FM was launched into Malaysian FM airwaves in January 1997 after being one of Astro's audio-only channels since the launch of the satellite network in October the year before.
2000 - the Malaysian Top 10 (later renamed Malaysian English Top 10) was introduced, airing every Sundays at 4pm to bring the limelight into local Malaysian music which would suit the tastes of hitz fm's listeners, especially indie acts.
April 2001: HITZ FM undergoes rebranding as Hitz.FM (with a dot), introduces new online features like webcasts of their on-air announcers in action and radio streaming.
In August 2003, a rift between Li'l Kev and the management of AMP (Airtime Management and Programming) over the contract between them caused him and FlyGuy to leave Hitz.FM abruptly. Jason Lo and Rudy Sufian were called up to fill in their places and eventually became the new Morning Crew. (Later, Lo switched time slots with JJ Fernandez for the drive-home slot). Later in the same year, Hitz.TV was launched as a complement to the radio channel.
2005: The introduction of The hitz fm Malaysian English Top 10 Awards to "honour the best of Malaysian English-singing musical talent and compositions".
2008: Rudy announced his decision to give up his morning show, confessing to having problems getting up in the mornings and needed to change his work pattern. Ean (real name Tengku Mohd Ean Nasrun) takes his place alongside JJ following the resignation
September 2010: Hitz.FM was launched alongside its respective Malay and Chinese counterparts Era and My FM in East Malaysia - the three channels began broadcasting in Kuching on 25 October of that year followed by Kota Kinabalu on 1 December.
2014: Hitz.FM was rebranded again, this time reverted to its original name Hitz FM.
Programming
Weekdays
| Programme | Time | Announcer(s) | Info |
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| The Hitz FM Morning Crew | 6am - 10am | Ean, Arnold and RD | |
| Hitz Playlist | 10am - 1pm | Sher | Latest entertainment gossips and music news from all around the globe! |
| Hitz 1-2-4 | 1pm - 4pm | Alexis | Playing you all the hitz from 1 to 4! |
| Hitz Drive-Thru | 4pm - 8pm | Adam C | Cruise home with The biggest Hitz, The best Gotchas! |
| Hitz Night Out | 8pm - 12am | Ryan | Hitz's main night time segment |
| Club Hitz | 12am - 6am | Jakeman and Skeletor | Non-stop Hitz back-to-back |
Hitz FM Sarawak
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz Playlist | 10am - 1pm | Veronica | Playing you the Latest hits live from Sarawak! |
| Hitz 1-2-4 | 1pm - 4pm | Kiyoshi | Playing you all the Hitz from 1 to 4 in Sarawak ! |
| Hitz Drive-Thru | 4pm - 8pm | Natasha | Cruise home with The biggest Hitz, The best Gotchas ! |
Hitz FM Sabah
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz playlist | 10am - 1pm | Farhan | Latest entertainment gossips and music news from all around the globe ! |
| Hitz 1-2-4 /Hitz Sabah Top 40 (Friday) | 1pm - 4pm | Rica | Playing you all the hitz from 1 to 4 in Sabah! |
| Hitz Drive-Thru | 4pm - 8 pm | Cassie | Cruise home with The biggest Hitz & The best Gotchas hitz Sabah style bah! |
Weekends
Saturday
| Programme | Time | Announcer(s) | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz Weekend Show | 6am - 9am | Ten of the Biggest Hitz with no commercial breaks! | |
| Best of Morning Crew | 9am - 11am | Ean, Arnold And RD | Highlights of the weekday Morning Crew show broadcasts |
| Hitz Weekend show | 11am - 3pm | ||
| Best of Gotchas! | 3pm - 5pm | Ean, Arnold And RD | Highlights from the Gotcha! segment from the Morning Crew show |
| Fresh On Hitz | 5pm - 6pm | Alexis | Alexis Plays the fresh and new songs. |
| Hitz HOT 20 | 6pm - 8pm | Arnold & RD | Chart show presenting the Billboard's Top 20 songs |
| Hitz Bassment | 8pm - 9pm | Basil Joseph | Basil features 1 hour of Hip Hop & RNB |
| Club Hitz | 9pm - 6am | Jakeman and Skeletor | Late night segment dedicated to club, trance and electronic music |
Hitz FM Sarawak
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz Sarawak Weekend show | 11am - 3pm | Veronica | 10 of the biggest Hitz in Sarawak back-to-back |
Hitz FM Sabah
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz Sabah Weekend show | 11am - 3pm | Farhan | 10 of the biggest Hitz in Sabah back-to-back |
Sunday
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz Weekend show | 6am - 10am | Ten of the Biggest Hitz back-to-back with no commercial breaks at all | |
| Hitz HOT 20 | 10am - 12pm | Arnold & RD | Join Ryan and RD as they count down the biggest 20 Hitz. |
| Hitz Bassment | 12pm - 1pm | Basil Joseph | Hip-hop and R&B dedicated slot |
| Hitz Live | 1pm - 2pm | Ryan | |
| The Drop | 2pm - 3pm | Mmmeng | |
| Malaysian English Top Ten [MET] | 3pm - 4pm | Sher / Ryan | Chart show dedicated to current home-grown Malaysian English songs |
| Hitz Weekend show | 4pm - 8pm | Invading your lazy Sunday with the biggest Hitz | |
| Hitz Tube | 8pm - 9pm | Jinnyboy | Showcase of selected pop song covers discovered on YouTube |
| Club Hitz | 9pm - 2am | Jakeman and Skeletor | Engineered by Jakeman and Skeletor |
Announcers
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Miscellaneous
The street team for the Peninsular Malaysia station are dubbed as the Hitz FM Iriz Cruisers (shortened to The Iriz Cruisers) while the Sabah and Sarawak street teams are called the Hitz FM Perodua Cruisers (The Perodua Cruisers), functioning as reaching out divisions to its listeners across Malaysia, organizing games with free gifts courtesy of the station.
The station also has a sister TV counterpart in the form of a music TV channel called Astro hitz, formerly known as Astro Hitz.TV on Astro channel 705.
Every weekday in the morning, the Morning Crew would play a Got'Cha call. This prank involves the Morning Crew calling up Malaysians and pranking them on the request of the victim's family, friends or colleagues. More recently, the Morning Crew has introduced a new machine, patented the Lie Detector Test which involves the user being strapped onto the seat and asked Yes or No questions. The test would either show true, false, or unreadable. Malaysians can request to try out the Lie Detector Test and would have to swing by the headquarters to do so.
Frequencies
- Klang Valley: 92.9 MHz
- Seremban: 95.0 MHz
- Malacca: 93.0 MHz
- Johor Bahru and Singapore: 97.6 MHz
- Ipoh: 92.7 MHz
- Alor Setar and Penang: 92.8 MHz
- Taiping: 93.6 MHz
- Langkawi: 92.4 MHz
- Kota Bharu: 92.8 MHz
- Kuala Terengganu, Marang and Hulu Terengganu: 94.8 MHz
- Kuantan and South Kemaman: 93.2 MHz
- Kuching 95.3 MHz
- Miri and Brunei: 105.8 MHz
- Kota Kinabalu: 100.8 MHz
- Sandakan: 99.8 MHz
References
- ↑ "71% of Malaysians Listen to Astro Radio". Astro. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
External links
Regional link
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